ARA: How can I get rid of my remaining construction debris?

I recently did some home renovations and I used a portable dumpster, known as “The Bagster”, from Waste Management for the bulk of the materials that were left from the demolition. (As a side note: “The Bagster” is a great product and I would highly recommend it to your readers who are doing smaller renovations or cleanup around the house.) Unfortunately, I filled it to capacity and still have a few large garbage pails full of plaster, sheetrock and other debris. I can’t lift the pails to bring them to a dump, nor do I have an appropriate vehicle to transport them to a dump. I would get another bagster, however, I don’t need something so large for the remaining debris. I was wondering if your readers had any idea of people or companies I could contact to get rid of the remaining debris. “The Bagster” and pickup cost was approximately $150.00 so I’m looking for a less expensive option.

We had a large pile of junk in the yard (doesn’t everyone?) we affectionately referred to as “The Lump.” As suggested above, we chipped away at it every week by tossing 20-30lbs of it at a time in the garbage. Took all summer, but the lump removal was a complete success.

I have the same issue right now. Installed a new floor on the porch my self, now old linoleum and carpet are covering my front walk way. It’s hiddeous… but only until this weekend. I’m sure my neighbors hate me! I know you said you can’t lift the pales, but if someone (or two people) could help you, I highly suggest the dump. Much cheaper and they remove it for you. You just have to get it onto a truck. If that’s not an option… Breaking it down and putting out with your normal garbage is also an option. Unfortunately, for under 150 dollars there aren’t many options.

Thanks everyone for your input! I did break down a bunch of it into smaller bags and put it with my normal garbage. They took it for the first few weeks and then stopped taking what I was putting out there as far as construction debri. I fit as much as I could stuff into that bagster. Trust me there was no more room. @Phil-that would be perfect. I’d love the contact info for that person/company if you can share it. In the meantime, I’m going to give 1-800-Got-Junk a call and look into Craigslist. I live in Schenectady so I think I would have to lug all the garbage to Cohoes to dump it at a dump. At least that is what I read somewhere at some point. Thanks again.